“To me that is the vision, what we are trying to get to. This is step one,” said Nicholas Barcellona, chief financial officer for Temple University Health System in Philadelphia.

Thompson, the former Archbishop Wood and Temple University standout, celebrated with his teammates on the field, joined the extra-point team and then enjoyed the aftermath when he reached the sideline.

“Libraries, parks, rec centers, pools, free internet — those are all crime prevention activities and resources,” Caterina Roman, Ph.D., a professor of criminal justice at Temple University, told the New York Times last year.

Her quest to further her studies led her to Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, where she graduated with a clinical Doctoral Degree.